FG Begins Verification Of Federal Roads Executed By States – Minister of Works,Power and Housing Disclosed

The federal government has concluded plans to begin the verification and probe on claims of funds spent on federal roads by the various state governments, the Minister for Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed.
Fashola, who spoke in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, said President Muhammadu Buhari has put in place an inter-ministerial committee to commence the exercise in earnest in furtherance of his anti-corruption crusade.
Towards this end, he added that the federal government has commenced verification of federal roads constructed by Kwara State Government for reimbursement.
He added that the federal government would reimburse Kwara and other states of the federation once their claims were verified.
According to him, “The federal government has identified Jebba-Ilorin road as one of the most strategic economic corridors in Nigeria that require urgent attention. Frantic efforts was been made to restore normalcy to the road in view of its strategic economic nature”.